Screening for Plagiarism

Originality and academic integrity policy of Language Education, Networks and Studies (LENS).

Plagiarism Screening

All submitted manuscripts are screened for text similarity using Turnitin to identify overlap with previously published works and other sources. Similarity reports are assessed by the editorial team; a similarity score alone does not determine whether plagiarism has occurred.

Similarity Requirement

< 20%

Required similarity score

The overall similarity score must be below 20%. The editorial team may examine the nature, source, and context of matching text, including properly cited quotations, references, and standard terminology, when evaluating a manuscript.

Types of Plagiarism

Word-for-Word Plagiarism

Using another author's exact words without appropriate quotation, citation, or acknowledgement.

Plagiarism of Ideas

Using another author's ideas, arguments, findings, or concepts without adequate attribution.

Plagiarism of Authorship

Presenting another person's work, research, or scholarly contribution as one's own.

Self-Plagiarism

Republishing previously published work, submitting substantially the same manuscript to multiple journals, or reusing substantial portions of one's own prior work without appropriate acknowledgement and meaningful new contribution.

Author Responsibility

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts are original, properly cited, and free from plagiarism. Manuscripts exceeding the permitted similarity threshold or showing evidence of plagiarism may be returned for revision or rejected in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policy.

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